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Informed decision-making on sympathomimetic use in sport and health.
Full Abstract
The International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and International Sport Federations have banned and restricted the use of many stimulants including prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements. In addition to elite athletes, people of all ages use stimulants in attempts to improve athletic performance, alter body composition, and increase levels of energy. Here we introduce a seven-stage model designed to facilitate informed decision-making by individuals taking or thinking of taking stimulants for sport, health, and/or appearance reasons. We review for amphetamines, over-the counter sympathomimetics, and caffeine their performance-enhancing and performance-degrading effects, health benefits and mechanisms of action, medical side effects, and legal, ethical, safety, and financial implications.
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Author information
Author/s: Bouchard, Ron (R); Weber, Anna R (AR); Geiger, Jonathan D (JD);
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Grants: AG17628 (Agency:United States NIA) ; HL-60287 (Agency:United States NHLBI) ; NS39184 (Agency:United States NINDS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review
Journal: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (Clin J Sport Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 12 (issue 4) : pp 209-24
Dates: Created 2002/07/19; Completed 2002/09/10; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12131054, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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